WO2008045014A3 - Daytime stellar imager - Google Patents

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WO2008045014A3
WO2008045014A3 PCT/US2006/021174 US2006021174W WO2008045014A3 WO 2008045014 A3 WO2008045014 A3 WO 2008045014A3 US 2006021174 W US2006021174 W US 2006021174W WO 2008045014 A3 WO2008045014 A3 WO 2008045014A3
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Mikhail Belenkii
Donald G Bruns
Vincent A Rye
Timothy Brinkley
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Trex Entpr Copr
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C21/00—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00
    • G01C21/02—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by astronomical means
    • G01C21/025—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 by astronomical means with the use of startrackers

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An automatic celestial imaging system operable both night and day by observation of K-band or H-band infrared light from multiple stars. The system includes at least one telescope for viewing at least one portion of sky, an infrared sensor, telescope optics for focusing H-band or K-band light from the stars onto the infrared sensor, an accurate timing device and a computer processor programmed to utilize image data from the infrared sensor, time information from the timing device, with the star chart information to make desired determinations. The invention may be used for a variety of purposes such as navigation, for attitude determination, for correcting ephemeris errors and for making true vertical measurements or for producing maps to correct vertical measurements made with inclinometers.
PCT/US2006/021174 2005-05-31 2006-05-31 Daytime stellar imager WO2008045014A2 (en)

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US11/209,261 US7447591B2 (en) 2004-10-18 2005-09-26 Daytime stellar imager for attitude determination
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